Soviet Nuclear Policy under Gorbachev: A Policy of Disarmament

Synopsis

This work explores the profound changes in Soviet nuclear arms control policy that have occurred under Mikhail Gorbachev. Calingaert argues that the Gorbachev leadership has embarked on a new policy of nuclear disarmament, one that allows the Soviets to divert resources to industrial modernization, restructure the armed forces, and join the global economy, thereby revitalizing their economic strength and exerting a renewed influence on international affairs. Among the topics analyzed are innovation in policy formation, economic inducements for disarmament, changes in national security aims and nuclear strategy, and the diplomacy of arms control.

The New Tug-of-War: Congress, the Executive Branch and National Security / Collective Insecurity-U.S. Defense Policy and the New World Disorder / Nuclear Proliferation: Diminishing Threat? / Strategic Views from the Second Tier-The Nuclear Weapons Policies of France, Britain, and China / the United States, Japan and the Future of Nuclear WeaponsBradford, D G.
Air & Space Power Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4, Winter 1997

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